1987 World Series, Game 7: Cardinals @ Twins

St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Minnesota Twins 4, F -- The 1987 World Series between the Twins and Cardinals brought a whole new meaning to the term "home-field advantage." It marked the first time that the home team won all of its games in a series. It was also the first time that World Series games were played indoors, at Minnesota's Metrodome. Inside were deafening crowds of more than 55,000 screaming fans. The "Homer Hanky" joined the baseball lexicon, as Twins fans waved them with frenzy.

[@twolak1972]

There will never be 2 teams like the 87, 91 twins ever again. Just great ball players doing it like it should be done. No quit and always knowing they could win every game. Thank you Boys, you gave Mn 2 of the greatest wirld series ever and we love you all.

[@mauriceogletree9845]

They stole signs in 87

[@scottnelson3956]

I was 26 years old and working in Springfield, Missouri. My office had a window to the sales floor of the lumber store I was working for. I had the World Series on the store’s speakers because all of the employees were Cardinals fans and I was the only Twins fan. When the Twins won the 7th game I stood in front of the window with my arms raised. All of the employees were flipping me off. 😂😂😂

[@RA-fm8wr]

I was 11 years old watching in Springfield and never met a Twins fan til college. No one happy here that day after the season the Cards had. Blamed Jack Clark for being injury prone.

[@jimnfl7134]

@@RA-fm8wr To think it was 36 Years ago this happened, I was 9 years old. Our school the day after Game 7 was Wild, Many Twins shirts and Teachers in Tears!

[@USAwarrior500]

I was living back home in California in 1987 I was in 10th Grade in High School when the Minnesota Twins won the Series. I was playing baseball in High School and an old friend of mine who liked the St. Louis Cardinals told me I was picking the wrong team and the Twins where going to lose! lol.......I told him WRONG I loved the Twins back than and they were going to win this thing! I started liking the Minnesota Twins even before they started to Win like this and everybody thought I was crazy. I had confidence in Minnesota and now 30 yrs later after I moved to Minnesota in 08 from California I live in Rochester MN in Twins Territory :) and win or lose GO MINNESOTA TWINS!!! what a magical year 1987 was!! TWINS WIN TWINS WIN!!!!

[@Metalcomedienne]

I wasn't even born when the Twins won the World Series but to finally see this now is amazing how a great team they were and still are. Rasied in Rochester, Minnesota, longtime resident of Minneapolis and die-hard Twins baseball fan.

[@desnutz901]

Lita Coppola I was so little I barely remember but I was rooting for the Cardinals. people were different back then and so was Sports

[@JimEXP_]

They had a bunch of no name players tho. Only players I recognized were Viola and Puckett. But Puckett was a franchise changing player.

[@kyliedadify]

You don't know much about baseball if you say they had a bunch of no name players.

[@johnmercury2272]

I had just moved to the Twin Cities from my country the UK and I must say it was the most tremendous game and Series even though I hardly understood the game then but now I'm a die hard Twins fan and always will be.

[@liamwhiting6118]

I'm a die hard MN sports fan from the UK also lol. I wish I could move to the Twin Cities.

[@kennethchia4194]

I'm from Minnesota but I moved to the UK for two years from August 1985 to August 1987. Came back at age 11 in 1987 and I didn't realize the Twins had changed their logo and uniforms!

[@Tasermaxx]

As a Twins fan 27 years removed from the moment and I'm still in awe at how our guys pulled it off. Predicted not to make a ripple in our division. Expected to be nothing but cat food in the ALCS. Beat The Cardinals, the National League's premier franchise of all teams no less, in the Fall Classic, , no way in HELL! 1987 was a long time ago. and I've made the trip from peppy teenager to strolling middle age since then. And I am still In awe. RIP Kirby

[@ckendall67]

Lorrell Hanson Yeah, they were expected to finish at/near the bottom of the West, they won the division but had the fewest wins( 85 )of all the postseason teams, yet they took the Tigers( who had the best record overall that year )out in just 5 games, then went the distance to beat the Cardinals in 7. Beating two of the best teams in baseball to win their 1st World Series championship? Not too shabby really....anyone who still says the Twins "fluked" their way to a title in '87 probably never has even watched any highlights yet lol ;)

[@LuigiLaker]

Nothing but "cat food"? Fuck you asswipe.

[@JimEXP_]

The umps blew some major calls in favor of the Twins. But Viola was pitching great.

[@zzludzz]

sounds like 1991, when the previous year they did nothing and in last place so obviously how can anybody have hope the next year? I know about 1991, nice to read those fun facts about 1987

[@c0c014]

@@JimEXP_ There were blown calls on both sides. Baylor was safe at home.

[@karidelavenne1321]

I was at this game and it was one of the best days of my life. I believe some of my hearing loss is due to this very day in the dome! Thank you Dad, for calling for two hours straight to get us tickets to games 6 and 7 to see his two favorite teams play one another. Playing it back andthinking of you in heaven.XXOO

[@tgseitz1]

Brought tears of joy to my eyes even now in 2021

[@Old_Viking_65]

Being a Twins fan, I thought that these sorts of outcomes were never for us... it was a wonderful night...something we were just not used to but really enjoyed.

[@issacwolf6647]

Yeah, want people want to refrain from is as follows: Surrender up scores/runs scored against your defense in the 1st. six innings of regulation for either side of athletes. Bergman could have been a hall-of-fame pitcher as long as he had statistics like Valenzuela-Anguamea/ Ruth/ Young/Rivera. Isaac Dan. Wolf near Madisonville, Ky..... In God's love, He is the Master...

[@amtraktraveler9118]

I remember watching this from my B and W TV in my bedroom at age 11.

[@greetingsfrom5015]

Cornavirus shut the sports world down and here I am, such a great ending to the season. An amazing twins team.

[@jln55]

RIP Kirby

[@danalong1237]

And RIP Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and ABC Sports.

[@rogeliozavala6528]

RIP kirby puckett 34 friolero

[@jasonbertalotto2355]

Barney Fife Great player and hitter

[@JeffEastman2000]

How strange. I was 5 in 1987... I am 31 now. My daughter is now 5 years old... The time has passed so quickly! I remember watching these games with my family in MN, and how excited the whole state was after the win!

[@BowlMN847]

I’ve only been able to rewatch these incredible moments of the 87 and 91 series online……I dream for a night like this hopefully in the twins future real soon!

[@SNESdrunk]

I just wish I was old enough to appreciate this at the time. GO TWINS

[@TCross-hf9vx]

***** Yes

[@ilikewaffles889]

SNES drunk I just wish I was old enough for either World Series or any Minnesota championship

[@tdavidg9176]

Don’t wish your life away, but I did witness it and it was a pretty big deal. Crazy time in the Twin Cities!

[@Weebs82589]

Me too. Wasn’t even born yet!

[@nirv]

Oh, you again? The guy who pretends to like video games but really just likes money? I AM old enough to appreciate this. I HAD the homer hanky in 1987 and 1991, and I'm a gamer who would NEVER beg for money on the internet for PRESSING RECORDING. You're a dirtbag, dude.

[@Vikinguy]

The sustained crowd noise of over 120 decibels is incredible. The Dome was the loudest house in sports.

[@mryan2222]

Vikinguy I ate shit rollerblading there once it hurt

[@joelcoleman971]

Al Micheals said he thought the noise was artificial.

[@issacwolf6647]

Not! Why don't. you try the "Big House " at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor? Love through God, Isaac Dan. Wolf, near Madisonville, Ky. Do everything you can to deescalate Heather Deen Locklear. She is a malfactor. I am an 'X-smoker...

[@TheRetro64]

"Swing, a bouncing ball to Gaetti, he has it, throws to Hrbek...AND THE TWINS ARE BASEBALL'S WORLD CHAMPIONS!! The World Champion Minnesota Twins!!:" R.I.P. Herb Carneal, radio voice of the Twins

[@snotloutisagod2956]

The Twins won only 85 games that season and their World Series victory made them the team with the lowest win percentage in MLB to win the World Series until 2006 when it was eclipsed by the St. Louis Cardinals that year when they only won 83 games and won the series against the Detroit Tigers. The only other team to make it to the World Series with that low of a win percentage was the 1973 NY Mets and their "YA GOTTA BELIEVE" year before they fell short against the Oakland A's that year in the Series.

[@ADEAL918]

Thing is though the Twins weren’t so much mediocre that season as they were Jekyll and Hyde. In two ways. Everyone following them that year knows about the home/away dichotomy: 56-25 at home, 29-52 on the road. (And most of that latter statistic was from the 2nd half of the season-they were only a few games under .500 on the road in the first half.). But there’s another one even more important for post-season that means they matched up much better in playoff series than they overall record would indicate. In games where either Viola or Blyleven started, they were 45-28, but only 40-49 when anyone else started. But since in a best of 7 series, Viola or Blyleven would start 5 of the 7 games, they actually matched up pretty well against anyone,

[@Benny8084]

I hope someday the young Twins fans get to experience what us older cats got to in 87 and 91

[@garebear1015]

maybe this year. maybe not. but its fun.

[@landsharkjones1723]

Tom Kelly was such a class act sitting in the dugout while the rest of the team celebrated!!

[@JimEXP_]

How does that make him a class act? Go celebrate with your team, you just won the Twins first WS!

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

@@JimEXP_ Humility was once an admired trait in sports.

[@josecarranza7555]

Such a weird comment. So all the world series winning managers celebrating with their players don't have class? Lol

[@jbsmg]

Tom Kelly is still the most underrated manager of all time. What he did with teams with less talent than most other teams is truly amaing.

[@jayNicks10]

He may not be a HOFer, though he defeated 2 HOF managers in the World Series.

[@ousamaabdu794]

I agree 100%. Kind of like the Larry Brown of MLB.

[@jayNicks10]

Ousama Abdu which Larry Brown?

[@ousamaabdu794]

@@jayNicks10 The longtime NBA/NCAA coach

[@jayNicks10]

Ousama Abdu ah, okay, I was thinking perhaps the Cowboys cornerback. The Super Bowl 30 MVP.

[@crowtservo]

As a Pirates fan, thanks Twins for beating the Braves and Rat birds in the World Series.

[@matthewfoote5103]

rude

[@terrondt]

An ass

[@Weebs82589]

Twins moments: 3:03 Calvin and Carl throw out the 1st pitch 18:53 Puckett’s infield single 34:10 Brunansky’s single 39:56 Laudner’s single/ Baylor was clearly safe 42:34 Lombardozzi’s RBI single 56:43 Gaetti reaches on an error by Lindeman 59:19 Gaetti steals 2nd 1:15:57 Gagne’s infield single/ He was lucky on that play 1:18:18 Puckett’s RBI double 1:24:47 Baylor’s single/ What a collision between Gaetti and Lake 1:33:19 Herr picked off 1:55:25 Gagne’s RBI infield single 2:21:14 Laudner’s 2nd single 2:22:48 Gladden’s RBI double. Thank God Laudner scored on that one! 2:35:08 1987 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins 2:40:28 World Series trophy presentation

[@blehman1981]

I have the bat that was used for that rbi! Steve cracked his bat with that hit and after the game he went on to the tour bus my grandmother had taken from South Dakota and out of everyone on the bus he happened to pick my grandma to give the bat to and she had him sign it to me. I was only 6 at the time but I've cherished that bat for 33 years now and will never let it go!

[@blehman1981]

The Steve Lombardozzi rbi in the 2nd inning. Sorry I wasn't very clear on that.

[@Weebs82589]

@@blehman1981 Cool

[@SwitcherooU]

What a great broadcast. You really get a sense for just how dang LOUD it was in that stadium. Captures the energy of it perfectly.

[@daleschmieg9050]

@Jewel Clark - I am not sure, but perhaps the reason '87 game 6 was a day game was because the Vikings were hosting the Broncos that weekend, which was also marking the return of the regular NFL players after the strike. If the WS ended after game 6, they had more time to change over the Metrodome to football with a WS game 6 played Saturday afternoon. If the WS went to 7, then they just planned on moving the Vikings game to Monday night, which is what ended up happening.

[@Schwang17]

so many close calls in this game that could have went either way. Hrbek should've been called for runners interference and Herr should have been safe in the top of the 6th. The Baylor slide should have been called safe. If you watch this whole series there are literally 4-5 calls a game like this. Thankful for instant replay. :)

[@l.d.navarro7445]

The cards really missed Jack Clark, still you have to give the Twins a lot of credit for the way they played. The Twins fans were really something.

[@seanrichards7284]

What? Lindeman was so good in this series

[@favsa5015]

this never gets old!

[@aleja5485]

Not many highlights in Minnesota sports history but this will go down as the greatest ever moment!

[@kellysmith3101]

5 NBA Titles for the Minneapolis Lakers. 4 for the WNBA Lynx. 6 National titles for the Football Golden Gophers. 3 for the Basketball Golden Gophers. 3 for the Twins franchise. And it's either 8 or 9 for Minnesota NCAA college hockey teams. More sports highlights than most of the other 49 states I would say.

[@kja9881]

​@@kellysmith3101Good points Kelly! Win Twins!

[@benjaminnelsen9972]

Just watched this in whole.. Way too pumped up for the playoffs this year. Go Twins!!

[@zacharybinx8642]

At least we won the division this year. I hope we can keep it going next year. Damn Yankees I hope they lose in the next round of the playoffs. 😃⚾

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

I hate the Yankees as an A's fan. Twins fans must be ready to commit murder.

[@zacharybinx8642]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 Thank God the Astros eliminated the damn Yankees! I could go either way in the world series now, Astros or the Nationals. I look forward to seeing my Twinkies play the effin A's next year!😃⚾

[@emptywallet9926]

Just found my brother John in the crowd @2:36.33 , he is the guy with his hand up in the plaid shirt. RIP John.

[@thomasduya16]

2:36:33

[@RoguePatience]

I’ve been a Red Sox fan my whole life, but have always had a soft spot for the Twins. Even though I was very young, I fondly remember the teams from the late 80’s to early 90’s. Tom Kelly was and will always be a class act.

[@charliemager2534]

This was honestly a very underrated world series... there was an unlikely hero in each game with a big hit (except I guess game 2) it went to 7 games, the 7th was an exciting game to watch and each game had that ONE moment that created the outcome of the game

[@thehockeynerd13]

RIP Kirby RIP Dome

[@BerryKoebensky]

AND IF THEY DON'T GET THERE ACT TOGEATHER SOON (RIP "MN" TWINS) .

[@SwitcherooU]

That dang dome-hideous as it was-provided a HUGE home field advantage. I miss it.

[@alanstrong55]

I rooted for the Cardinals. My loss. The Twins made a long march to victory.

[@holtridge]

RIP Kirby. We miss you dearly.

[@MJScoutArchMar]

Tom Kelly is an OG. His team just won the world series and he just sits there and chills in the dugout.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

There is NO EFFIN" way Tom Kelly was just 36 years old when this happened. He looked 55 at least.

[@leathernick1]

Dude, being involved in Minnesota sports in anyway causes one to age at unbelievable pace.

[@Mario-cv5el]

He must be 87yrs old now then

[@skoolynugenator1802]

Nick T amen

[@jeremyc2445]

Exactly

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[@stephenspilker9334]

i remember every game of this series. was fun to watch. gee i am a twins fan.

[@Splandrocity]

Maybe the loudest pop from a crowd I can recall. The metrodome was sooooo loud, a huge concrete reflection dome.

[@fredflinstone5431]

My uncle took me downtown in his van after they won.... He was on about 35th and Cedar..... We got into the traffic jam which no one cared about..... I stood on top of his van till a cop waved me down (I was 15)..... one of my favorite memories...

[@jeffmunger]

I was 16 in that traffic jam with you bro! I'll never forget!!!

[@tperk]

Attended a TV watch party at a superstitious Minneapolis family's home for game 7. Someone went into one of the bathrooms during the 2nd inning and the Twins scored. The family would not let him out of the bathroom until the game was over. More than two hours in there. Got great pictures at the end of the game when the moment of "liberation" arrived.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Sports superstition is funny, neurotic, absurd and very understood

[@legrandfromage6450]

What an absolute bunch of dipshits.

[@Izthefaithful]

Gladden showing up big time in both series Game 7's

[@zacharybinx8642]

The Dazzle Man!

[@issacwolf6647]

Give me a break. A "deke " is no way to win what they did. I would make the ball a "dead ball"/ cease the play as long as the offensive team advances one base from the last one it ended. Jones scores the run. We go just short of 29 inn. Isaac Dan. Wolf, near Madisonville. .... In God's love.... When I became a man , I put the ways of childhood behind me. See I. Corinthians 13:11.

[@DC-lu3ii]

What a slide by Don Baylor

[@lyleorr9832]

Was going through some items.....found an old ball, signed by every player and coach - not a reprint. Reading some of the obscure names - names that generally are not associated with a WS Trophy. Dan Schatzeder, Les Straker, Keith Atherton, Sal Butera. If I recall, Kent Hrbeck had the highest salary that year around 1.3 Million - and was always overshadowed by Yankee 1B Don Mattingly - who was a great but Hrbeck covered 1st every bit as good. This team was about chemistry - not big salaries and buying the trophy. What an amazing team! I'll cherish that signed ball forever.

[@ckendall67]

As they said, the '87 Twins were 150-1 odds to win the World Series when the season began, but they pulled it off. :-) Led by a low-key yet very classy manager in Tom Kelly. 85 wins, only would've placed them 5th in the AL East that year, but won the AL West & took full advantage of homefield @ the MetroDome. :-) Outlasted the Cardinals( 95 wins )in a compelling 7-game Fall Classic.... :-) Frank "Sweet Music" Viola the MVP, what a Series for sure!!

[@huskyjerk]

The Twins fans are really good fans! I like this broadcasting crew. Always on top of the matter at hand.

[@ADEAL918]

With a very healthy dose of humor to go with it all. The chemistry between these three guys in this broadcast crew is just amazing. McCarver never matched that kind of dynamic with any of his future partners after this.

[@MattSmith-iq1ld]

A whole new meaning to home field advantage.

[@puncher_boi8398]

2:35:06 Greatest moment of Twins history!

[@ThuNguyen-py1hc]

Minnesota twins rarely won, but when they won it's very memorable.

[@bradpeterson4440]

I forgot what a great game this was (one of the best World Series games of all time) until you posted this ENTIRE GAME! Thanks guys. Of course, my Twins won, so I am especially thrilled rewatching this after having watched it live back in '87.

[@ScottDieken]

nice this was the year i moved out of home and into a friends house who was a die hard twins fan. we watched almost every game that year while playing chess. i remember the parade too. class of 87. moved out after graduation.

[@johnnyeaton]

Other than after the Bautista bat-flip home run, I've never heard a crowd so loud. And sustained loud too, from the 1st inning. Twins fans hadn't had much to cheer about for a long time.

[@josesoto4475]

I was watching this World Series game 7 in Houston Texas great memories

[@anton823]

They were better than the 87 team...much better....Kirby was an amazing player.....RIP

[@TCross-hf9vx]

anton823 Yeah man

[@Technoir84]

You've heard how loud the Metrodome gets during Vikings games? My dad was at this game, and all he said was, "It was as loud as when the Vikings scored a touchdown; for three and a half hours". He went on to tell me that when pitching coaches went out to talk to the pitchers, it was pointless to talk, because even if they screamed at the top of their lungs, they couldn't be heard over the deafening noise the fans were making.

[@ryanerickson6372]

wasnt alive for this thanks :-)

[@PoliticallyIncorrect90]

I had forgotten how many horrible calls there were in this game, affecting both teams. How prophetic that McCarver talked about instant replay way back then and ironically Hrbek being involved in a potential interference at 1st Base ('91 he shoved Gant off the bag in another no-call).

[@goodnewsminnesota]

Awesome series! One of many memories at the (a.k.a. "Thunder Dome") Metrodome

[@NYNYRaider]

Announcers back then let the game breathe…so much more fan noise got through and it added so much life to the games.

[@SwitcherooU]

Boy the Twinkies really played this one to the bone. Great hard baseball.

[@yasielpuig9991]

I was 20. Thank you Twins. Whip those Cards

[@jdb316]

I love how during the celebration Tom Kelly is sitting calmly in the dugout as if it’s the middle of an August game.

[@billkarim9715]

39:55 Honestly, thank baseball jesus for instant replay. That call seems so obvious after that fact, but you try telling me you would've made it in real time

[@jbsmg]

Tom Kelly was the classiest manager ever. I wish he would come back an dmanage the Twins again.

[@thehockeynerd13]

Rip Kirby Puckett.

[@Davemanz]

Really hard to believe how young Tom Kelly was here, because he always sort of looked like an old man.

[@Nowthisispodracing4]

Kelly, Sparky Anderson, and Jim Leyland always looked like they were in their 60's.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Nowthisispodracing Baseball managers used to always look old. Now it’s the opposite.

[@jeramiahvanderpoel2508]

I was 8 years old and remember my mother waking me up to watch the last inning

[@amtraktraveler9118]

Loved Tom Kelly! May he bring down another World Series for the twins 2023 from Heaven!

[@Weebs82589]

Frank Viola’s strikeouts: 8:16 Viola K’s Coleman 49:56 Viola K’s Herr 51:46 Viola K’s Lindeman 1:01:41 Viola K’s McGee 1:03:58 Viola K’s Peña 1:12:52 Viola K’s Coleman again 2:05:45 Viola K’s Oquendo

[@davidrand2307]

I will never forget it!!! TWINS WIN ! TWINS WIN THE WORLD SERIES ..

[@daleschmieg9050]

In 1987, the Twins took advantage of a weak division, clinching early in the division and ALCS while the Tigers and Cardinals went to the wire, and a favorable postseason home field rotation to win it all. In 1988, though a much better team, they were suddenly in the AL's best division and out of the postseason. In 1991, they took advantage of the rotating PS schedule again, but this time, they won baseball's best division, and even if home field was determined by record, they would have still had home field in the PS.

[@OnePost909]

To boil it down, the Minnesota Twins won the World Series in 1987 and 1991.

[@spiked200]

star wars theme playing during the celebration was epic!

[@chaklev5914]

Wow what a great series this was wished I could have seen it, this was the year of my golden birthday too...

[@mikeyshmelby2291]

I was 7. I didn't see this but living in twinkie territory at that time made me a baseball fan due to the local hype and attention of this series.

[@Weebs82589]

2:22:50 Thank goodness Laudner scored on that one!

[@rayjr62]

I am from California and I saw several of these Twins players play in the minors in the early 1980s when Visalia's (The Visalia Twins) California League team used to visit San Jose.

[@DetectiveMcGarnacle]

Holy shit you can feel the decibels in that place

[@LogoAttitude]

The final game of this World Series was soon followed by a home-and-home between the Minnesota North Stars and St. Louis Blues in the NHL. Although these games were scheduled while the MLB regular season was still playing, the timing of them probably meant there was more nastiness in them than other games between the teams in those days - and they were usually pretty nasty to begin with, this was the Norris Division after all. We see this today in games between the Blues and Wild.

[@cfapps7865]

It was a fantastic night. Can't believe it was over 25 years ago. You appreciate it even more after the Twins had such trouble advancing in recent years. Damn Yanks.

[@stephaniemalley5694]

Thx I enjoyed it 😊 rip for Kirby Puckett

[@ckendall67]

- The '87 Twins posted both the BEST home record in the majors( 56W 25L )& the WORST road record( 29W 52L ); as fate would have it, the American League had homefield advantage in 1987. Had it been the other way around, the Cardinals likely would've taken Game 7 if it were played at Busch Stadium.....

[@datamasked623]

ckendall67 These are professionals. "Home field advantage" is psychological for fans, not the players.

[@number31pacers]

Eric Pederson obviously you didn't watch the whole series. The home team played so much better at home than they did on the road on both sides.

[@datamasked623]

Thomas Crammer I was 8, so you're right, I didn't. The fact remains that there is no such thing as "home field advantage". It's just a fact. Whether or not a team plays well at home or not is entirely dependent on the players involvement, not the fans.

[@PapagenoMF]

ckendall67 If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas.

[@MrWyatt2003]

Eric Pederson Shut up, home field advantages totally exist. Watch the whole series!

[@respecttheface7152]

WHO'S HERE IN 2019 😆 BAMBA SQUAD 😆

[@jeffreyanderson7465]

Bob Hope said Thanks for the memories!! Thank u , Twins!

[@redmanr5522]

1984 1985 1986 1987 home team won World Series. , this marked the 4th consecutive year in which the WS was won at home, and the 3rd consecutive year in which the WS went to 7 games.

[@nordythenorthman]

The organ playing that Hanky Panky song throughout the game. I wonder if they still do it to this day.

[@timallen609]

No thank god

[@tomitstube]

i'm so glad mlb has gone to replay review. at least 4 calls missed in this game. don baylor at home, the jim lindeman catch that was fair, joe magrane's slide tag at first, tommy herr getting back to first safely. and after what cardinal fans went thru in game 6 in 1985...? great game 7, this is over 30 years ago, so if you're not a cardinals or twins fan who goes back this far you don't know who won, hell, i watched this game and don't remember much about it. maybe not put up the celebration picture and let people enjoy the game without knowing the outcome?

[@A30ot6]

There were blown calls. Probably a push in advantage considering it was a couple of bases in exchange for a run. If I was a Cardinals fan, I'm not looking at the umps, I'm looking at Danny Cox.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Minnesota’s First Ever World Championship since the Lakers played in Minneapolis!

[@ShorelooksniceRV]

Awesome series

[@codynatof1815]

It was actually the Twins second World Series title. The first came in 1924 when the Twins were still the Washington Senators.

[@FuttBuckerson87]

So...it was the the TWINS first. You contradicted yourself in your own statement. Washington is not Minnesota. The senators are not the twins

[@numberonesongs4444]

@@FuttBuckerson87 You are splitting hairs here. When Washington moved to Minnesota all records and such came to Minnesota too. I am not saying he is right or wrong and I am not saying you are right or wrong.

[@michaelproctor1996]

Walter Johnson is the Twins' best player in their history then plus you can see the transition through the career of MLB logo Harmon Killebrew how the Senators become the Twins and the year it took place Have a GREAT Easter Sunday woohoo

[@cjs83172]

A couple of notes about this game. This was the 20th World Series Game 7 since 1952, and the third time during that period that there was a Game 7 in at least three consecutive World Series (1955-'58, the only time four consecutive World Series went all the way, 1971-'73, and 1985-'87). And that happens to be a reason why another milestone was reached with this game, as this game, Game 7 of the 1987 World Series, was the 500th World Series game played, which included three ties (1907 WS Game 1, 1912 WS Game 2, and 1922 WS Game 2) and four Game 8s (1903, 1912, 1919, and 1921).

[@mikefallopian3191]

Hard to believe Tom Kelly was only 37 during this series. He looks to be in his 50's already.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

agree. he looks like an old fart

[@davidsoule1252]

Sweet Music!

[@GIRLSMAKE12334]

So many World Series game 7s in the 80s.

[@cjs83172]

Which was something that went all the way back to 1952, in terms of the frequency of World Series going the limit. In fact, this was the 20th World Series Game 7 since 1952, a span of 36 years. In fact, it wasn't unusual for three successive World Series to go the limit, and four straight went the limit from 1955-'58, with the visiting team winning all four Game 7s.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Shockthehonor St. Louis played in three of them.

[@cjs83172]

@@travismcdonald6576 Just in the 1980s. In fact, the St. Louis Cardinals have probably played in more 7-game World Series than any other franchise, except possibly the New York Yankees (and I'm not even sure about that). And they have won more 7-game World Series than any other franchise, taking a record 8 World Series that have gone the distance, including two each against the Yankees and Red Sox.

[@LogoAttitude]

During the 11 years between 1982-1992, this was the only World Series to match two cities which shared a division in the NHL (during this time the NHL conducted a division-based playoff format and regular-season schedule). Fortuitously, the NHL division that Minnesota and St. Louis were a part of was the Norris Division - which had THE most intense rivalries of all. And a few days after the World Series ended in 1987, the Blues and North Stars played a home-and-home which probably had a lot of hard feelings from the World Series. My guess was that these two games in particular were very physical.

[@isaachaaze3]

With so many blown calls in this game I’m kinda glad we have instant replay in baseball

[@briansmith3737]

I guess it is forgotten because this World Series was in the middle of the 1985,86 and 88 World Series which were all I suppose more memorable, but this Game Seven is the worst umpired big game I can remember. Brutal. Its amazing Herzog didn't repeat his 1985 Game Seven ejection.

[@pdt1515]

Bro... This game, if not the entire series, is widely considered one of the greatest in history. Don't even get me started on '91.

[@briansmith3737]

1987? No. You may be thinking of 1991.

[@chuyzavala4400]

Esa serie mundial estuvo cardíaca y vibrante!!!!...al final..ganaron mis Mellizos de Minnesota!!!!..equipazo..

[@JTDutch]

... One of the unlikeliest Champions in Major League history, the 1987 Twins. But, they did it.

[@BerryKoebensky]

TWICE AGAIN IN 91'

[@jayNicks10]

8th inning, Gladden gets that big hit that scores Laudner to put the Twins up 4-2. Watching Laudner run from first to home, I'm just like, "HUSTLE LAUDNER!!!!! HUSTLE!!!!! MOVE YOUR @$$!!!" He got lucky there.

[@Weebs82589]

36 years ago today

[@nelsondejesus6019]

Neither a Twins or Cardinals fan. It is amazing that Lawless didn't complain or even looked phased off about that horrible call! I have watched every World Series to date since 1971. This was the worst umpired WS in that period.